Roof-gutter



(No Model.)

\ J.`R. BRYANT.

ROOF GUTTER.

NQ. 561,@63.u Patented June 9, 1896.

y UNITED STATES rPATENT GFFICE,

JAMIis n; BRYANT, on oRAwFoRnsvILLn, INDIANA.

ROOF-G UTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,563, dated June 9,1896.

Application filed March 18, 1896.

To @ZZ whom tm/ay concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES RL BRYANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grawfordsville, in the county of Montgomery and State ofIndiana, have invented a new and useful Roof-Gutter, of whichA thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to roof-gutters, and the object in view is toprovide a gutter formed of sheet Inetal and having an apron formedwithlongitudinal breaks for preventing the backing up of water beneaththe shingles, the said gutter also comprising an independently-formedmolding or cornice having an interlocking 'engagement therewith andinterposed between the gutter and the edge of the roof and constitutingan efficient and ornamental brace for the gut-ter.

rlhe invention consists in certain novel features and details ofconstruction, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in thedrawings, and finally embodied in the claim hereto appended. I

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional perspective viewillustrating the form of the improved gutter and the method of itsapplication. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the gutter and its ornamentalbrace.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both thefigures of the drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l designates the improvedgutter, which is formed from sheet metal and comprises an apron portion2, and a flange 3, larranged in substantially perpendicular relation tothe apron portion, the angle between the apron 2 and flange 3 formingthe gutter. The apron 2 is provided with intermediate longitudinalbreaks 4, arranged a short distance apart and parallel to each other,the said breaks being formed by crimping the sheet metal at such pointsand then bending the crimps flatwise against the main body of the apron,the bends or crimps when completed resembling in section the letter S.The outer surfaces of these breaks are thus flat and parallel to themain body of the apron and constitute broad flat rests upon which thebutt ends of the lower tier or row of shingles or slates Sriallo.583,763. (Nomoclel.)

rest, as shown in Fig. l. These breaks 4 prevent the Water from backingup under the` shingles, and at thesame time the intervening spacebetween the breaks 4 constitute longitudinal air-passages by means ofwhich the moist shingles may be dried out quickly and prevented fromrotting or warping.

The flange 3, forming the base of the gutter, is provided at its edgewith a recurved lip or hook 5, which is adapted to be engaged by andinterlock with the similarly recurved or bent upper edge of a molding orcornice G. The part 6 is provided with convolutions for the purpose ofgiving an ornamental iinish thereto in the manner illustrated, and atits lower edge is bent to form a facing-lip 7, which, when the moldingis in position, rests against the edge of the roof and is securedthereto by suitable fastenings v8. N ow the recurving or bend back ofthe contiguous edges of the gutter and the molding, and the manner inwhich the same are interlocked, as described and shown, serves togreatly increase the strength of the completed gutter as compared with aconstruction in which the whole device, gutter and molding, are formedin one piece.

The gutter is very simple in construction, Ina-y be manufactured at lowcost, and, owing to the molding or cornice being formed separately fromthe gutter proper, is easy of application.

The breaks in the apron of the gutter Inaterially increase the life ofthe shingles.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Asheet-metal gutter comprising an apron portion and a flange arrangedperpendicularly at the foot of the apron, the said apron being providedwith S-shaped crimps constituting flat rests for the shingles or otherroofing material and also establishing an air-'passage as described, incombination with a separately-formed molding or cornice 4of sheet metalinterposed between the iiange of the gutter and the edge of thc roof,the contiguous edges of the gutter-flange and the mold- In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as ing or cornice being reversely bent toform my own I have hereto affixed mysignature in hooked lips which arebrought together in the presence of two witnesses.

interlocking engagement, whereby the ap- JAMES R. BRYANT. 5 plieation ofthe gutter to the roof is faoili- IVtnesses:

tated and the strength of the gutter in- ALBERT C. JENNISON,

creased, substantially as described. JAMES E. SERGENT.

